Dewey decimal number for biography

See also: the list of Library of Congress Classifications

Top level classes:

Class 000 – Computer science, information & general works

000 Computer science, knowledge & systems

010 Bibliographies

020 Library & information sciences

030 Encyclopedias & books of facts

040 Unassigned (formerly Biographies)

050 Magazines, journals & serials

060 Associations, organizations & museums

070 News media, journalism & publishing

080 Quotations

090 Manuscripts & rare books

Class 100 – Philosophy & psychology

100 Philosophy

110 Metaphysics

120 Epistemology

130 Parapsychology & occultism

140 Philosophical schools of thought

150 Psychology

160 Philosophical logic

170 Ethics

180 Ancient, medieval, & Eastern philosophy

190 Modern Western philosophy (19th-century, 20th-century)

Class 200 – Religion

200 Religion

210 Philosophy & theory of religion

220 The Bible

230 Christianity

240 Christian practice & observance

250 Christian orders & local church

260 Social & ecclesiastical theology

270 History of Christianity

280 Christian denominations

290 Other religions

Class 300 – Social sciences

300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

310 Statistics

320 Political science

330 Economics

340 Law

• 340 Law
  
• 341 Law of nations
  
• 342 Constitutional & administrative law
  
• 343 Military, defense, public property, public finance, tax, commerce (trade), industrial law
  
• 344 Labor, social service, education, cultural law
  
• 345 Criminal law
  
• 346 Private law
  
• 347 Procedure & courts
  
• 348 Laws, regulations, cases
  
• 349 Law of specific jurisdictions, areas, socioeconomic regions, regional intergovernmental organizations
  

350 Public administration & military science

360 Social problems & social services

370 Education

380 Commerce, communications, & transportation

390 Customs, etiquette, & folklore

Class 400 – Language

400 Language

410 Linguistics

420 English & Old English languages

430 German & related languages

440 French & related languages

450 Italian, Romanian, & related languages

• 450 Italian, Dalmatian, Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
  
• 451 Writing systems, phonology, phonetics of standard Italian
  
• 452 Etymology of standard Italian
  
• 453 Dictionaries of standard Italian
  
• 454 Not assigned or no longer used
  
• 455 Grammar of standard Italian
  
• 456 Not assigned or no longer used
  
• 457 Historical & geographic variations, modern nongeographic variations of Italian
  
• 458 Standard Italian usage (Prescriptive linguistics)
  
• 459 Romanian, Rhaetian, Sardinian, Corsican
  

460 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician

470 Latin & Italic languages

480 Classical & modern Greek languages

490 Other languages

Class 500 – Science

500 Science

510 Mathematics

520 Astronomy

530 Physics

540 Chemistry

550 Earth sciences & geology

560 Fossils & prehistoric life

570 Biology

580 Plants

590 Animals (Zoology)

Class 600 – Technology

600 Technology

610 Medicine & health

• 610 Medicine & health
  
• 610.3 Medical encyclopedias
  
• 610.6 Medical organizations & professions
  
• 610.72 Medical research
  
• 610.9 Geography and history of medicine
  
• 611 Human anatomy, cytology, histology
  
• 611.2 Respiratory (lung, respiratory system)
  
• 611.3 Gastrointestinal (dental anatomy)
  
• 611.6 Genitourinary (genital system)
  
• 611.7 Musculoskeletal (seed coat)
  
• 611.8 Anatomy of the sense organs and nervous system
  
• 611.82 Anatomy of the brain
  
• 611.9 Topographic anatomy (back)
  
• 612 Human physiology
  
• 613 Personal health & safety
  
• 613.023 Professions hygiene and health
  
• 613.1 Role of the natural environment
  
• 613.2 Diet (food hygiene, nutrition, diet, nutritional value of food and beverages)
  
• 613.4 Cleanliness Care (hygiene and personal cleanliness, personal care)
  
• 613.5 Role of unnatural environment (housing, housing, temperature)
  
• 613.6
  
• 613.62 Hygiene in the business (industrial hygiene)
  
• 613.66 Self Defense
  
• 613.7 Condition physique (bodybuilding, fitness, forme physique)[4]
  
• 613.7046 Hatha yoga, yoga physique[5]
  
• 613.71 Exercising, sports (aerobics, sauna, appearance surveillance and physical form)[6]
  
• 613.79 Relaxation, sleep[7]
  
• 614 Forensic medicine; incidence of injuries, wounds, disease; public preventive medicine
  
• 615 Pharmacology and therapeutics
  
• 616 Diseases
  
• 617 Surgery, regional medicine, dentistry, ophthalmology, otology, audiology
  
• 618 Gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics
  
• 619 No longer used—formerly Experimental medicine
  

620 Engineering

630 Agriculture

• 630 Agriculture & related technologies
  
• 631 Specific techniques; apparatus, equipment, materials
  
• 632 Plant injuries, diseases, pests
  
• 633 Field & plantation crops
  
• 634 Orchards, fruits, forestry
  
• 635 Garden crops (Horticulture)
  
• 636 Animal husbandry
  
• 637 Processing dairy & related products
  
• 638 Insect culture
  
• 639 Hunting, fishing, conservation, related technologies
  

640 Home & family management

650 Management & public relations

660 Chemical engineering

670 Manufacturing

680 Manufacture for specific uses

690 Construction of buildings

Class 700 – Arts & recreation

700 Arts

710 Area planning & landscape architecture

720 Architecture

730 Sculpture, ceramics, & metalwork

740 Graphic arts & decorative arts

750 Painting

• 750 Painting & paintings
  
• 751 Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, forms
  
• 752 Color
  
• 753 Symbolism, allegory, mythology, legend
  
• 754 Genre paintings
  
• 755 Religion
  
• 756 Not assigned or no longer used
  
• 757 Human figures
  
• 758 Nature, architectural subjects & cityscapes, other specific subjects
  
• 759 History, geographic treatment, biography
  

760 Printmaking & prints

770 Photography, computer art, film, video

780 Music

790 Outline of sports, games & entertainment

Class 800 – Literature

800 Literature, rhetoric & criticism

810 American literature in English

820 English & Old English literatures

830 German & related literatures

840 French & related literatures

850 Italian, Romanian, & related literatures

860 Spanish, Portuguese, Galician literatures

870 Latin & Italic literatures

880 Classical & modern Greek literatures

890 Other literatures

Class 900 – History & geography

900 History

910 Geography & travel

920 Biography & genealogy

930 History of ancient world (to ca.

An autobiography is, by definition, an individual biography.

Library Practices: It’s important to note that individual libraries might have slightly different practices. Some libraries might have a separate “B” or “BIO” section for all biographies, regardless of the Dewey Decimal System.

Libraries might use this for collections of biographies or for individual biographies when they want to keep all biographies together. An autobiography could potentially be further classified here if a library chooses to organize biographies in this way (e.g., 920.71 for men’s autobiographies, 920.72 for women’s autobiographies).

Important Considerations:

• Individual vs.

  For example:

  • 921: Philosophers and psychologists
  • 922: Religious leaders, thinkers, workers
  • 923: People in social sciences
  • 925: Scientists
  • 927: People in the arts and recreation
  • 928: People in literature, history, biography, genealogy

An autobiography would often be classified in the 920s with a further subdivision based on the person’s primary field of achievement.

Collective Biography: The 920s also differentiate between individual biographies (about one person) and collective biographies (about multiple people). While most books do not include the Dewey Decimal Classification number on the copyright page, a writer may want to determine the classification and add it to the copyright page or use it in connection with the description of the book.

The Dewey Decimal System doesn’t have a single, specific class number just for “autobiographies.” Instead, autobiographies are generally classified within the 920s, which is the main class for Biography, Genealogy, and Insignia.

Here’s a breakdown of how autobiographies are typically handled within the 920s:

• 920: This is the general number for biography, genealogy, and insignia.

  Autobiographies would fall under this broad category.

• 921-928: These subdivisions within the 920s are used for biographies of people in specific fields. 499)

940 History of Europe

950 History of Asia

960 History of Africa

970 History of North America

980 History of South America

990 History of other areas

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dewey_Decimal_classes

The Carl S.

Swisher Library has more than 12 collections and, in total, more than 76,000 books., with most of the books on the 2nd floor of the Library.

Most of the Library's collections are organized using the Dewey Decimal (Dewey) Classification System.

• Many of you will be familiar with the Dewey Decimal  Classification System (because it was used in your high school and in your local public library).(Yes, it was first developed by a man named Melvin  Dewey.)

●One thing you will notice is that the Swisher Library, like most academic libraries that use Dewey, has more detailed call numbers than those you remember from your school or public library.

• For example, in the public library or in high school, novels have a  FIC prefix .
• In the Swisher library, the current novels are assigned a classification number from 813.5 to 813.6.